6 free ways to increase interaction on your Facebook page
Posted By: Scotty Spielman
As you know by now, there’s more to maintaining a business Facebook page than setting it up and hanging up a proverbial “Open” sign. Much like your business itself, you need to interact with the people that visit it in order to make your Facebook page successful and to grow your business. It doesn’t take... Read More
FIve ways to get additional traffic to your website
Posted By: Scotty Spielman
Your web site won’t do you much good if nobody sees it. There are ways to promote it, of course, through advertising venues like Google Adwords, Facebook—and virtually every other social media platform out there, as well. If you’re just starting out, however, or if you have a very limited budget, there are some things... Read More
Commonly misused business terms
Posted By: Scotty Spielman
We’ve often said that if your customers don’t trust you with the little things, they won’t trust you with the big things—like giving you their business. Proper word choice is one of those “little things.” If you’re positioning yourself as an expert in a field of service, your task will be more difficult if you... Read More
Facebook fights fake news–and what that means for you
Posted By: Scotty Spielman
Facebook is taking steps to combat the spread of fake news and to create a more-informed user base In a blog post this week, the social media giant announced that it would no longer allow pages that repeatedly share fake news stories to advertise. “We’ve found instances of Pages using Facebook ads to build their... Read More
Use your social media feeds to improve customer service
Posted By: Scotty Spielman
Your social media channels are not just another way to reach out to new customers and engage with the ones you have. They’re also very effective at dealing customer complaints and improving customer service. More than 42 percent of mobile patrons use social media to direct their anger or general dissatisfaction at businesses—or to ask... Read More
How nostalgia marketing can help your brand
Posted By: Scotty Spielman
Everybody remembers the ‘good old days.’ Holidays like Memorial Day certainly usher in the feeling, but no matter how old you are, there’s always time that you refer back to fondly, whether it was the 90s, 80s, 70s—or further back still. Nostalgia is part of the human condition and it’s also becoming a part... Read More
Four ways social media can help your CRM
Posted By: Scotty Spielman
Marketing with social media is effective because it can help build or strengthen your connections with existing customers. Used properly, it can enhance your Customer Relationship Management (CRM) results and build a solid, loyal customer base. There are plenty of reasons to improve your CRM, of course. The biggest is the cost factor. According to... Read More
6 ways to persuade customers through social media
Posted By: Scotty Spielman
Your business’ social media pages are perfect places for you to persuade customers to visit your shop, use your services or buy your goods. It’s more of a soft sell that other forms of marketing, like direct advertising or cold-calling; you’re trying to foster a relationship to build up trust to bring customers into the... Read More
Digital marketing trend for 2017: Permission Marketing
Posted By: Scotty Spielman
When it comes to marketing in 2017, one early trend is becoming clear: if you want attention, you’re going to have to earn it. That’s particularly true in the digital world, where more and more people are hanging out and advertisements are increasingly getting ignored. Banner ad click-through rates continue to decline, your organic reach... Read More
How long is a web surfer’s attention span?
Posted By: Scotty Spielman
How long do you think you have to grab someone’s attention? In the fast-scrolling world of social media, it is not long, at all. What started out as the five second rule for websites has deteriorated even more for social media channels like Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter, and more. It’s more like a case of ‘blink... Read More
How to mix business with social media
Posted By: Scotty Spielman
When you have a business web site and a social media presence to back it up—and we’re assuming you do—it can be difficult to know how best to use them effectively. There are plenty of rules, or formulas, for the mixture of marketing messages to mix in with your content. You’ve probably heard about the... Read More
Posted By: Scotty Spielman
You’ll have more success if you treat your customers like friends, not dollars. It’s not enough to have a lot of friends or followers subscribe to your social media channels. The number may look comforting and you may be able to brag about it, but what you’re really looking for, as a business, is the quality of... Read More
How to create great visual content with great purpose
Posted By: Scotty Spielman
When you look into creating highly engaging content on social media, you’ll notice a recurring theme: graphic content has a better chance of being shared than non-visual content. We have long discussed the importance of creating and posting nice, clear visual content and there are several good reasons for that. The fact that it tends... Read More
How can Kanye help your brand?
Posted By: Scotty Spielman
When Kanye West announced he was $53 million in debt, social media took the ball and ran with it. There were plenty of memes, jokes across social media platforms, outrage and, we suppose, some sympathy somewhere. There were also a few places that used the trending topic to their advantage. Enter Pizza Hut, who responded... Read More
How to get more traffic to your blog
Posted By: Scotty Spielman
Maintaining a blog can be a beneficial thing for your business. It allows you to show your expertise, offer some free advice to your customers and, sometimes, have a little fun. As a marketing tool, it is often the cherry on top of your message—if you use it correctly, that is. It can show the... Read More
How to get started with Facebook Audience Optimization
Posted By: Scotty Spielman
Like the ruby slippers from Wizard of Oz, the key to increasing your Facebook engagement may have been with you all along. Or, in this case, recently added. Facebook has added a new feature, Audience Optimization, that will allow you to specify the audiences most likely to engage with each Facebook page post, based on... Read More
How to grow your Facebook organic reach
Posted By: Scotty Spielman
If you’re not getting the kind of engagement you’d like with your Facebook page, it’s possible that not many of your followers are seeing it. It’s more than possible, in fact—it’s probable. The reach of your Facebook page has most likely been decreasing no matter what you do. That’s by design. As Facebook relies more... Read More
How to improve social media engagement for your auto shop
Posted By: Scotty Spielman
If your content is not getting the kind of engagement you’d like, you’re not alone. No matter how well you plan out your marketing efforts, you might not get the kind of interaction with your audience you’re hoping for, making it difficult to tell how effective your social marketing is. It doesn’t mean you should... Read More
Websites and social media: How to find the right blend
Posted By: Scotty Spielman
Online marketing and internet searches mean there are more ways for you to promote your business and get noticed than ever before. Obviously, the more different channels you use, the more effective you will be in finding and attracting new customers and engaging with and keeping your existing ones. Studies have shown that more than... Read More
How to check out your competitors’ social media marketing plans
Posted By: Scotty Spielman
It’s important to pay attention to your competitors, both their brick-and-mortar locations and their social media and web spaces. Not only do you want to differentiate yourself from them, but you also want to learn what works for them—and what doesn’t. Knowing each will help you save money and be more successful in the long... Read More